Cash-register.



J. L. Mom'us.

CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED JULYQ, 1913. 1,101,31 '7. Patented. June 23, 1914. 8 SHBBTSSHEET z.'

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CASH REGISTER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 9. 191.3.

Patented June 23, 1914.

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULYQ, 1913.

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J. L. MORRIS. CASH REGISTER.

APPLIGATION-I'ILED JULY 9,1913.

Patented June 23, 1914.

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J'. L. MORRIS.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLIOATION FILED JULYo, 1913.

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 9,1913.

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J. L. MORRS.

. CASH RB-ISTER. APPLICATION FILED JULY9,191S. 1,101,3] 7 Patented June 23, 1914..

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Specicaten of Letters Paten-t.

Faten'ted June 23, Millet.

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"""Be'itt knov'znithet'LJosnUA L Momie, citizen off-the United States', and a vnesident eeouncil @1113s, infthe county of Pottowettehiie and Stn-teef owa,'haveinveiited cerneW and"usefulL improvements in Cashtegist'ere; sind@f do herebydeclare that the iollewing isn ful-l, clear, and ens-ct: descriptionthere'of, reference-'being had `vto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters o i reference marked Ithereon, which lform a part ofthsspecicationf This invention relates to an improvement in' cash 'registers and consists ofthe .mat- 'ters hereinafter' described l'end more' particuleilvpointedont in theappended claims.

" The object of the invention is to provide cafshregister cf'simplef and economical construction; hevingthe usualehecl; Strips for cash,7 charge, received 'on accomnt77 and' paid out transactions, end having record strip upon which e copy of each transactionis made as the clieck'is 'vvrittem 'and I-vvhicfh is itself exposed at one Aplace 'to receive the signature or initials of the clerk brother person making the transaction-sll being so constructed and arranged that it is both impossible for said clerkr orotlier person to Withdraw from the cash register the cheek recording 'the transaction that is to bedeliver'ed to the cnstoineinnd impossible or'hiin to open thecash drawer until' after he has placed his mark or initials upon the record strip. s

"Gln the draW1ngs,-l4`igure 1 is a perspective -view of my improved cash register. Fig. 2 is atop plan vi'evv oi? the same on an enlarged scale. llignis a top plan view on alstill `larger scale withthe cover plate inclosing the check strips, the record strip and v the'internal mechanism removed. Fig. 4 is @fragmentary top plan vievt7 ol the record strip. Fig. is a view Yrepresentinga' partial vertical section through the cash register in a plane indicated. by the line 5-5 of 3. Fig. 6 is a like view, showingthe parts in a diiierent position. Fig. is a view .representi'ngl a partial vertical section through the cash register in a plane indicated. by the line'7-7"of Fig. 8 is a view representing` a partial'vertic'al section through the cash 'register-in e. plane indicated by the line 8 8 ofFig. 3. Fig. 9 is a. view representing a bottom pian view ot the cover plate, showing the mechanism` attached thereto. 10 is avieW showing a frag-- nientary vertical sectionhthronglntm yeoeer plete in a plane indicated by. the line. 1.0-4.0

or. 3, the same being upon' e. larger scale. Figi-.11 iss view representing arfragrnen tary vertical section throughrthe.conenplete plane indicated by .the line. 11+-11- of Fig. .9, thisrscale being thev same es thatof the view shown in Fig; 10..- Fig. 12 isa view representing a .iregmentary vertical section in a'p'lane, indicated.A bythe line-lZ-lQ of Fige, the .scale being the seme as that ott the view shown in Fig.9.v Fig. 13v is a View representing-` e vertical section through the er in a plane \indicated-,.by ithe d otk ligz, Athe seele being; the at ci: the view. shown fin 2. 1 o. view relnesentingv a horizontal section through the cash register in e plane indioatedby the line 14; L otFig. 1.8. Fig. "15 is e view representing* horizontal sec tion through the cash .register in a plane indica-ted by 'the-.line 15-15 of Fig. 13. Fig. 16 is view. representing a detail section in a plane indicated by the line 16-16 oi' Fig. 3. Fig. 1'? is a llike view, with the' parte shown in a different position. Fig. 18 .is a detail view representing a section taken in the plain L8-lfd of Figj Fig.. 19 is e.

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by the plane` 1.919 of Fig. 13. Fig. l2O is a view representing a detail section through Fig. 13 in a plane indicated by .the line 2(5-20 ig. 21 is s detailplan view on an enlargedV seule of the part of the mechanism illustrated in 9 at 'the left hand. end-o tliesenic, 'with the movableparts in a differ-- ent position. Fig. 22 is a perspective vieiv ofthe trigger shown in Fig. 21. Fig. 23 is a detail end elevation of the part shown in Fig. indicated by the line 23. Fig. 24: is e detail sectional view in a .plane indicated bv the line 2li- 24 o- Fig.4 5.

Referring now to that embodiment of the invention :illustrated in the drawings., indicates the boxer ense inclosing my improved cash register. Said box has upright front and rear Walls, respectively. 3l and 32. Side Walls a bottoni lWall 34C and top Wall 35. rlbe top Wall 35 is preferably made in two sections, a rear section 35a and a front section 35h, both of which are hinged 'in any convenient manner to the body o'l is inclined downwardly and foiwardly for plate 38 comprises a fixed plate 39, extending longitudinally of the cash register casing, a fixed plate 49, extendingr in a forward and back direction at the right hand end of the fixed plate 39 and a hinged plate 41, which is hinged in suitable manner to the rear edge of the plate 39. The fixed plates 39 and 40 are screwed, or in any other convenient manner attached to the top section 435b of the casing, which has suitable recesses about the opening 37 to make the cover plate stand in substantially the plane of' the top of the casing. The hinged cover plate 41 `as shown consists of' thin plates spaced apart to provide guide channels. The check stri S are fed through the channels in the hinge plate 41 and when withdrawn are fed beyond the rear edge 41x of said platewhich constitutes a cutting edge against which the check may be torn to detach it from its strip. The top A section h is provided with a longitudinally extending groove 25x immediately back of the -said cutting edge 4l for conveniencejn grasping thecheck.

In the hinged member 41 of the cover plate, there are a plurality 'of horizontally spaced slots or openings 42, 43, 44, 45 and46, arranged in a line near the rear edge of said plate. The openings 42-45, inclusive, are provided for exposing to view check strips ,rgfor the usual transactions, in this case four,

namely, for cashv, charge, received on account and paid out transactions, while f "the" slot 46, which, as shown, 1s longer in ahorizontaldirection, is provided to expose that part of the record strip upon which the employee making the transaction is intended -to write his initials or other identifying mark. I

At the right of each of the horizontally arranged slots 4?45, inclusive, a slide 47 is lmounted on the hinged cover plate 41. Said slide has an upright finger piece 48 and is lcapable vof a rearward movement, that is to say, a movement in the direction that the check strips are to be fed. As will presently appear, each slide 47 is normally locked against movement, but when unlocked, is adapted to feed the check strip exposed through the opening at the left of it a short distance beyond the rear edge 41x of the hinged cover plate 41 so enough, of the check projects to be grasped by the thumb and fin er. The connections and operation of all tie slides 47 are the same so that a description of one will suffice.

The slide 47 is provided with. fixed depending parts 49, 50, which engage in for* wardly and rearwardly extending guide slots 49l and 50a formed in the cover plate 41 and which have lateral extensions for engagement with the under face of the cover plate to retain the slide in position. As shown, the one part 5()a consists of a screw threaded fromloelow through this slot into the slide, while the other part 49a consists of a lug integral with the slide and having a pm driven laterally through it below the cover plate. The slots in which said parts engage are long enough to permit a' limited longitudinal movement of the slide in a vrearward direction.

There is associated with each slide 47 a feed wheel 51 of familiar type, there being four such feed wheels, all loosely mounted on a shaft 52 (see Fig. 18) which is supported in any desirable manner in the cash register casing below the cover plate 41. Each of these feed rolls is arranged to feed a check strip in a path under one of the slots 42-45, inclusive, in the cover plate (see Fig. 18).

For each slide 47 is provided a lever 53, which is mounted on the shaft 52, in line with but below the slide 47 and next adjacent on the right to the associated feed roll 51. (See Fig. 8 and Figs. 1li-18, inclusive.) The lever 53 has a cam slot 54 at its forward end, through which the shaft 52 extends, and at its rear end has a, dog 55 that engages the rear side of the lug 49 on the lcotiinln of the slide 47'. The lever 53 has guiding engagement ina slot in a longitudinal bar 56 fixed to the bottom of the cover plate and a coiled expansion spring 57 engages between said bar and a part of the lever in such manner as to act to hold said lever in a forward p0- sition, in which case the slide 47 is in its most forward position.

58 indicates a cam fixed to the fecd-roll 51 in a plane adjacent to the lever 53,y with its axis of rotation coincident with that of the feed roll. Said cam has a notch 59, and a radial shoulder 60, and oppositelydisposed curved cam surfaces 59X and 60x intermediate said notch and shoulder, the first bein of larger radius than the second. On the ace of the lever 53 next to the said cam, there are provided. lugs 61, 62, adapted for engagement respectively with said notch 59.`

and shoulder 60.

The operation of the slide, the associated lever, cam and feed roll is as follows: With the slide 47 in. its normal position, before the associated cheek strip has been fed to tear a checlr'and withdraw it from the register, the lug 62 on the lever 53 isf. en-A gaged 1n the notch of the cum 58 `(see face substantially in the plane of the top face of the platen and is fulcrumed to the `platen intermediate its ends at 85. A coiled spring 86 is interposed between the bottom face of the lever plate and the bottom of the recess 83, so as to normally hold the left hand end of said lever plate in its highest position. The Aright hand end of said lever plate has a depending detent 84".

87 indicates a trigger of peculiar shape "(shown in-perspective, Fig. 22) which is pivotally connected to the bottom face of the plate 40 near Athe detent end-of the lever plate 84. Said trigger has an arm 88, that carries at its end a tooth 87", which is normally engaged by the, detent 84X on the lever plate 84. The trigger 87 has a heel 89, which is not madeV rigid'with the main body of the trigger, but consists of a separate part pivotally connected to said trigger. The trigger proper is capable of limited movement independent of the separate heel part 89, and the trigger proper and said heel part are 4provided with opposing shoulders 99, 91, between which is interposed a coiled spring 92 (see Fig. 21).

"93 indicates an upright lever (see Figs. 1` 3, and 13), which Vcontrols the opening of the cashy drawer and has other functions to be later described, and which is capable of swingipg movement in a slot 94 formed in the forwardly and baekwardly extending fixed member 40 of the cover plate. The heel part '89 of the trigger is normally engaged with said vertically arranged lever 93 so as to lock said lever against movement. IThe center of the pivotl connecting the heel 'part 89 to the main part of the trigger, the centervon which the trigger swings as a whole, and the coiled spring 92, together with the shoulders 90, 91, between which said spring engages,-are all so ai ranged that, after the .detent 84x of the lever 84 has released the tooth 87a on theA arm 88 of said trigger, the coiled spring 92 will cause the trigger to swing on its axis from the position showiLin full lines in Fig. 21, yto the position shown in dotted lines therein, while the heel part 89 itself remains in' locked engagement with the lever 93.

There is attached to the bottom of the hinged cover plate 41 t see Fig. 9) at the rear `of the series of slots 42, 4G therein a longitudinallymovable bar 9i, which is provided with plurality of inclined Cam surfaces 96,-there being one of the said cam surfaces associated with each slide 47 and said cam surface being adapted to engage the depending part 50'which forms one ot' the attaching` and guiding devices for said slide. The' bar 95 is attached to the bottom face of the cover plate by means of headed screws 97, which engage in longitudinally extending open slots 98 at the ends of the bar. A coiled spring 99 connects a fixed lug on thebarwith a iiXed lug or screw on the coverplat'e in such manner as to hold said bar in the position nearest, the right hand end of the cover-plate as looked at in Fig. 9, or at the left-hand end of the.

cover-plate as looked at in Fig. 8. The trigger 87 has a cam-arm 88, the end of which normally engages against a lug 95 fixed on the movable bar 95 and thus locks said bar against movement. )Vhen the trigger is slightly shifted to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 21, as above described, the end of the trigger-cam-arm 88 is swung to a position forward of the lug 95, thus releasing the bar 95, but is left with its cam surface 88D standing in the path of a small roller 951 carried by the said lug 95a. With the trigger in this position', if one of the slides 47 be moved rearwardly by means of its upstanding finger piece 48, the xed part depending from said slide engages against the cam surface 96 on the bar 95 and acts to move said bar longitudinally toward the trigger 87 (to the left, as shown in Fig. 9; to the right. as'shown in Fig. 3). This movement of the bar 95 brings the roller 95b into engagement with the cam surface 88b of the triggerscam 881 and acts to swing said trigger-'in such manner as to remove its heel part 89 from its locking engagement with the lever 93. Thereupon the lever 93 may be swung so to open the cash register drawer and perform its other functions as will later appear. Until, however, the left hand end of the lever plate 84 (located below the slot 4G) is depressed, the lever 93 is blocked by means of the trigger 87. The Said lever plate 84 is depressed by means of the pressure brought. to bear when the clerk or other employee writes his name or other mark on the record strip. This unlocks the trigger as heretofore described. When any one of the slides 47 is moved rearwardly to partially feed the associated check strip, the movable bar 95 is caused to move longitudinally and swing the trigger so las tol remove its heel from the path of the lever 93. Upon the return movement of the slide 47, the spring 99 will cause the movable bar to return to its initial position, withdrawing the roller .95b and the lug 95a from the cam arm 88 of the trigger which is now free to return toits initial position. As the lever 9.3 is swung in its slot to accomplish its functions, it will strike a cam part. 88C of the trigger, which was swung into a position across the slot when'the trigger was operated by the longitudinally movable bar 95. As a result, the'trigger is swung into its initial position with the end of its cam arm 88 cngaged against the lug 95, and with the'dt tent on the lever plate 84 engaged with the tooth 87x onl the trigger. .hen the again locked against mover-n and having engagement wii'ii the n mn 'The mii I8 is wein/ici ii. e,

lever 93 iS returned te ie iniiel nnsi'ien in which 'are journeled the lSeveral ribben relis and' 0.1i ie'e in r1 e Jei'een "ne in the s ring 92 te pese i *v U M part and the main body o ine yieie and permits Said ievey to ne heel par/u 89. Said vleveir 93 .ieee beeeines To restrain the movemen; of di @ligger to provce a yielding stop, which, es shown, is e leaf Spying 95X attached ze the bei' S8.

l' shall new .proceed-to describe 'die meehenism operated or eeiritrollel by the lever 93, which, when .it is swung :Eoae'erciif/ herei'aeere described, acts 'te ieieese the @een drawer9 so that it opens in e fnmiiei' nienner; getilgt-8S the mechanism which ieee? record strip, that is te vsegg. imei-nds the supply 011 77 and Winds if; einen ehe record roll 78; ansi Ywhich L uees bon mechanism by means 0i' 1.* bons are unwoun from ene nel Wound on e second. mil.

Adjacent each .end of ehere ere attached Le ih 35@ ef be casing, inem-ines if@ rolls. The supply record i wenn@ on e angeci mbniei Fig. 2G)5 through which eifi'ene Seid shaft is remevzib supply record. IGii en@ fe inserted through en aperte@ pz-ie lOOa :ind is tiiieede ietf l9 whic`h has one endend e squared se enfi to eceive eque shaft 78C that is jeiufneied i A i'ecche\v'1eel 78* '1 78 i'eteins seid etnie-ein The etushai'. 78 en@ opening necii 78e in the ieee emi is ieieineti iierein by manuel'. The core '38 is f te take et? ne i'eeei'e We'nni The ievei' screw 10i (eee Figa 5) e, i ,11 if 1M mane neming p ne im.. with thai; the iieceisi f 102 iin-5; 10 indie eileiribbnn mei 1 Ff nr; J.' l Y i ene@l lee, proieeeing nem. piiieend eemg es e Siep when eine ieveiie in tion. Ehe lever 93 has depenis te a, poi-n egeeem; Se ofthe i'egistei easing, vided-with en man e ser,

is. adapefi when ine L Gein-plete is ei'rengefi te strike e pin 19:6 on e orizenmlriy swinging spfing controlled bell-@renie lever 10'? Fig. i5) which is eenneeted by e link 108 te e crank-arm 109 @bien enemies be cash-drawer releasing; eens, Seic'i releasing ineens may be ei any vieil known familier construction, and es ii: ferme in its de* maiis no 'part of the pi'esent beni-Gm a fmiie deeciiptien of it .is unifecesseiy, The @mehdi-awe? 86 is spying e'nireiied there being provided coiled springs 116% which are interposed beiween tile Teer .end she eeen-drawer end en upiigiit ebutmen mili H0, extending; lon fudinely eei'oss 'the easing. Thus, when e 1e releer-:in meehenisin is Operai/eci by ie cempiee sinking he pin 1G63 on ehe heil ,eiank ie'ver i0? the eesh dimver is .pusie ieiwai'iy one of the cese by means of ,the springs il() in bhe usuel manner. The lever S3, after i hee been drawn oiweid vte zeeee the @eeh fimwer and to perfoim its m by menne G3i' .COil'eci M. IJs., 5 and which een e a 'l part l en the bearing piwie 3.00. in oi-dei te pie'vent the lever 93 'ir-0in i'euininp; its initial pesition Lintii after me been caused te aiavei me 'ull iengii of its intended movement en@ hns eeeenigleh ize "intended, functiens, l prefide eelief aicuaie .plaie 1M, E xem m the beeinf peie 1GO., with iis Center ee--incienz Wieii. enethe iever 93. A Spring nire/Hed .pivoai pim-fi 115 is Carried the er zine, ie adapted iler engagement with teeth of said piee, Said pam is reciiaiiy peeei ae te i'lie arcuate plate all. it is ,ne /eed en the iever ai; life end hee ene cenneeed by e spring 117 "no e lug 218 en sind lever, saisi .epiing yieldingiy mein- 'bein ifs in seis?, ediei peeiien. The testbed :nieie lili is cui, ain-fev eil, 120, corre* i ng io the poeniene ef the level et of si'ieiie, so @het the pew is .iii eiigiler oi seid posiplate li. En `ithe leven the enu 1 he core .of the i'ecOi`f.-1'eWnd rei 78. dieeies ceiieoi spiing eonneeting seid @zi-Wi 23 Wiii ne pin 118 on the lever 93 inel'iy heiding che 'ieefch 12ga of ine in eriigegemene' with the ratchet e? functions, ie eueineiely reiirned te' end 'i ina Cri

.a nioneiv A pin or stop 126 fixed 'to the bearing plate 100 engages the arm 125 und holds it in its normal posit-ion. Said erin 125 is provided with a Cain surface 125l adapted 't'or exiscrew 131 tix-ed to the bearing plate"100- Said patvls 129, 130 are connected by springs, respectively, 129B, 139J to said screw 131. Said springs tend to normally hold ysaid pavvls in engagement with their respec- 132 indicates an arm pivoted on the screw 131 adjacent the oscillatory plate 127K.

133 indicat a. lever pivoted to the bear Yingeplate 100 and projecting up througha slot 91X in the fixed member Ll() of thevcoverplate. Said lever 133 has an extension 133a y which engages ,vgith the pawl 129` 1Said lever carries a pin 1311 which engages in. afsl'ot ist ni the am isa.

133i indicates a pin or stop fixed to the bearing plate 100 engaging" in an arcuate slot 133 formed in the oscillatory plate 127x.

133d indicates a coiled spriu' which con nects the oscillatory plate 12 X with the bearing 109 and acts to normally hold said )late in the 'position thereof illustrated in iFig'. 5. The arm 132 has a projection 132a whichl engages against the pawl 4130.

' The construction is Such that when the'lever 133 is in the position indicated in the drawings, the extension 132n on the arm 132 engages the pawl 130 and holds it from operative engagement with its associated ratchet-Wheel128. fl/'hen the lever 133 is swung rearwardly, it acts, by reason oi the engagement of its extension 133 with the pawl 129, to disengage said pavvl 129 from operative engagement with the associated ratchet Wheel 127, and' at'the Sametime, by reason of the engagement of the pin 135 in the slot 131 of the arm 132, to swing said arm so as to remove its extension 132n from engagement with the paivl 130, thereby per-v mitting said pawl to operatively engage with the associated ratchet-Wheel 128. Thus, in the position o1 the parts referred to as illustrated, the pawl 129 is operated to actuate the ratchct-ivheel 127' and rewin the ribbon on the ribbon-rolls carried by the shaft 102, "While in the second position referred to, the pawl 129 is inoperative while the au'l 130 is operative to engage the ratchet vfheel 128 and rewind the ribbon on the sev-- eral rolls carried by the shaft 103.

'lhe arm 125 engages a fixed part on the ,f x l n n able bar 95, which is itself in turn locked by oscillatory plate 127 (in this case, the pivot pin 129a of the pan/'l 129). The arm 125 carries a pin 125", which is adapted to be struck by 1 he arm 194 oi' the lever 93 when said lever is swung forwardly a sullicient amount. When the lever 93 is swung forwardly, at a certain point in the path of its movement, the arm 101 strikes the pin 125 and causes the arm 125 to swingen its fulcrurn with the level 93. Since said ami is engaged with a fixed part of the oscillating plate 127, this movement of said arm acts to swing said plate so as to actuate the pawls carried thereby and thus cause a feeding ratchet movement of one or the other set of ribbons.

The slot 911Z in which the ribbon shift lever 133 swings is provided With. stops 94 and 942 to engage the said lever and holdV it in one or the other of its positions in a familiar manner. The ribbon shift mechanism, of course, forms no partof the present invention.

The several check-strips are fed from spools 144, loosely mounted on a shaft 143. Said shaft is carried in upright arms 1412, 142, which are lined to the end of arms 141, 111, that are hinged respectively to the bearing plates 109, 100. Said arms are capable oi limited'swinging movement with reference to the bearing plates 100, 100, so that when the cover-section 35" of the cash register casing, (to Which the said bearing. plates are attached) is swung upwardly, the arms 1111, 114-1 may `vield upwardly to permit all the parts to he swungabout the hinge of said cover section so as to disclose all ot the interior apparatus to View for che purposes of renewals, repaiis and the like.

rllhe hinged cover-plate 41 is held downy t its rear edge by means of spring catches 52. Said catches, as shown inthe drawings (see Fig.' 12) consist of hooked arms which Work in suitable slots formed in the top cover section 35b adjacent the rear edge z11x of said cover-plate and are fixed to ay rock-shaft 150 mounted in suitable brackets 151 attached to the' bottoni side of said coverl section. flindicates a spring which nor' mally holds said catches 152 in locked engagement 'with the rear marginal face of the cover-plate,

The operation of my improved cash 'register is apparent from the detailed description of the apparatus heretofore given. When a transaction is made, for example, a cash transaction, the clerk: Writes the item through the opening Y'12 on the check-strip 1-2a immediately below the same. At this time, if he attempts to move the correspond ing slide 17 to feed the cash-check strip bevond the cutting edge r`11X of the cover-plate, he will be unable to doso since the said slide e7 is locked against movement by reason of its engagement with the longitudinally mov- S''rip has been thus fedi,

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record-seimila9 ern/i et je Pearson of its engagement Wih ehe 1 locked agrumi; movement by ehe 8'? described, depesses ehe that is to say., ehe dep: f. platen, and reieesee iie tmgge? L, "i reason of itsv iexibie heei per@ eieese the ber Tile ssii-c ereting iever 93, heweveig siii against movement by L is necessary for the empieyse w eheeiwstrip bevond he eutiiiig lever 93 may be swung ravvei* and' eecoipiish in the mnner heetefme iu my impz'evei flesh@ 1While in (iesciibiig my invei "5mn referred se eem-.afm deeiis 3f struction emi mi.' swod tim: my inv i'ed heiebjf eminent as th nppenfiefi casino, a ea: f he same in. se'lei i record-emi?, strip are adir-3%@ provified wizfcb ie to expose tile che the iecor-stip.; nos pertiaiiy feeding sei edge of said sever@ ing e, Cutting edge, Hotmail reieasing; said cashdmwei said iecoeez'igr, e. spring e bie part ineled is seid gie;

pari: for uniociiing seif chem means, and memes aetueec' b5; sti'ip feeding means for unie-siii? i* drawer ieieesing and Iece'iiingstrip ing ineens.

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5. ln a cash register, in combination. with a casing, a cash-drawer, means for locking the same in said casing, a platen over which a record-strip, transfer-means and a plurality of laterally spaced check-strips are adapted to be fed, a cover-plate provided with laterally spaced openings to expose said check-strips and a part of said record-strip, means for feeding said check-strips beyond said'eover-plate, a main operating lever for releasing said cash-drawer and for feeding said record-strip, artrigger capable of an initial and of a final movement, `said trigger acting to loclr said vmain operating lever against movement until given its final movement, a movable member normally acting to 'record-strip, said 'depressible platen lock said several check feeding means against movement, said member being held against movement until said. trigger hashad its initial movement, a spring controlled depressible part included in said platen 1ocated below the opening Which exposes said art normally locking said trigger against initial movement, and said movable member which acts to lock said check-strip feeding means until the trigger has been given its initial movement, acting to produce the nal movement of said Vtrigger to 'release the main op rating lever when any one vofsaid check; strip feeding means is actuated.

6. lna cash register, in combination with aplaten over which a record-strip and a plurality of laterally spaced check-strips together with transfer means are adapted to be Jfed, a cover-plate provided withv openings to expose said check-strips and .apart of said record-strip, devices associated with each circoli-strip for partially feeding the same, a spring-controlled, movable bar normally locking said check-strip feeding devices against movement, means interposed between said check-strip feeding devices and said bar for moving said bar when it is released., a main operating lever, a trigger capable oix an initial and of a final Amovement, said trigger acting to lock said main operating lever until its final movement and to loclr said bar until its initial movement has been accomplished, a spring controlled'.I depressible platen part included in said platen, said platen part acting to lock said trigger against initial movement until depressed, said bar when moved by said cli-ecli.,stiip feeding devices acting to produce the iinal movement of said trigger to release the 'mainoperating lever, and saidliaving a part adapted to be struck to expose said check-strips and4 a part of said record-strip, a slide attached to said cover-plate and movable thereon associated with cach check-strip, means for feeding said check-strip operated by said slide, a spring controlled longitudinally'7 movable bar normally locking said slides against movement, means intermediate each of said slides and said bar for moving said bar `when the same is released, a main operating 8. In a cash register, in combination with l a pla-ten over which a record-strip and a plurality of laterally spaced check-strips together with transfer means are adapted to be fed, a cover-plate provided with openings to expose said check-strips and a part 'of said record-strip, a main operating lever,

a trigger for locking said main lever against movement, said trigger including ,a movable heel-part which directly'engmaid lever and a resilient member acting between said heel part and the` main part of said trigger adapted'to produce an initial `movement of said trigger, a depressible platen part included in said platen 4and havingl a pawl which normally engages said trigger to lock thel same against its initial movement, a

member for actuating said trigger to produce its linal movement to release the main lever, said member being locked by said trigger against movement until the initial movement o said trigger has been accomplished and 'feeding devices associated With euch check-strip normally lockedagainst movement by said trigger actuating member and adapted to operate said trigger actuating member `when the same isreleased in the initial movement of said trigger.

9. In a cash register, means for partially feeding a check-strip, comprising in combination with a feed-roll, a friction device for maintaining the check-strip in rictionul engagement therewith, and a shaft on which said feed-roll ismounted, a cam fixed to said `feed-roll with its axis concentric therewith, said cam having a notch and a shoulder circumierentially spaced apart and havlng oppositely disposed curved cam surfaces of diil'crent radii between said notch and shoulder5 an operating member movable in a plane adjacent to said cam. said operating` nien'iber havingl n ing riet-mnh); engaged in Suid cam noteh,y nml :i second lug;` adapted to engage enitleznn, shonltler after the first named lng hns heen n'itlnh'nwn from engagement with Suid cuni notch by the movement ot' said operating member te feed the eheek-etriln, und mennf: for gnitiinl" sxliil seconil nnmetl lng in n pnth to engne eziitl cum .shoulder through n predetermined distance.

10. In u cash register, means for feeding :i checkstrip including, in combination with n feed-roll7 n friction cleric il'or maintain methe check-strip in Yfrietiomil engngement therewith and :i shaft ,on which Suid feedroll is mounted, .1 exim xetl to said Afeed-roll with its axis concentric therewith, sziiil cznn having :i notch and n shoulder circumferentinlly spaced apartnntl having' oppositely .lispnsed, curved cam eurfnces of diiiferent radii between Said notch and. shoulder, i spring,l controlled, longitudinally movable nnerzxting member mounted in n plane adjacent to said Cam, said operating;- inen'iber having' n lng;A normally engaged in sciiti cum notch :md :i second lng' adapted to engage Saitlcann shoulder to rotate the einn allier the rst mnneil lng` has been vitlic'lrnivn 'from the cnm notch in the movement olf eniil (n )ernting member to feed Said elieelvstrip nml .will operatingv member herring n slot thrnngh which snitl shaft extends, sziiil slot heinev formed` to `guide snicl Second nannetl lug in :i pnth to engage Suid anni shoulder through n pretleterinined distance.

Vln testimony, th-il claim the :foregoing ns my invention nllix my Signature in the presence oit two Witnesses, this third day 0; July EL. l).

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